Historical Events In July - 23

1959  VP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR on this day in history.  

1960  15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on this day in history.  

1961  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on July - 23.  

1961  Esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75 on this day in history.  

1964  Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage on July - 23.  

1964  On this day in history jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74  

1965  On July - 23 beatles "Help" is released in the UK  

1966  Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on July - 23.  

1966  On July - 23 napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!"  

1966  Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1967  43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) on July - 23.  

1967  On this day in history pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons  

1967  Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit on July - 23.  

1968  Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt on this day in history.  

1968  PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed  

1968  Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on this day in history.  

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1971  Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1972  Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France on this day in history.  

1972  The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched on this day in history.  

1973  On July - 23 ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die  

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on July - 23.  

1974  On July - 23 greek military dictatorship collapses  

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on July - 23.  

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In" on July - 23.  

1976  Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64 on July - 23.  

1977  On this day in history washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges  

1977  On July - 23 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79  

1978  On July - 23 israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas  

1979  E Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops on July - 23.  

1979  Keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31 on July - 23.  

1980  On this day in history billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya  

1980  On this day in history river of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter  

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0645  On July - 23 birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)  

1301  Duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339) was born on July - 23.  

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers) was born on this day in history.  

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on July - 23.  

1503  On this day in history birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)  

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1705  Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752) was born on July - 23.  

1734  On July - 23 birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730]  

0945  On July - 23 richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies  

1227  On this day in history death of qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148)  

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies on this day in history.  

1403  Death of Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39 on this day in history.  

1531  Death of Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers on this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23  

1581  On July - 23 georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies  

1584  On July - 23 death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)